{
  "id": 5515696,
  "title": "Late Japanese Researcher Wins Ig Nobel Prize for Nose-Blowing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/late-japanese-researcher-wins-ig-nobel-prize-for-nose-blowing",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:06:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026090400137/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Zurich, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--A late Japanese researcher won this year's Ig Nobel Prize in medicine on Thursday for an aerodynamic study of how to blow one's nose properly. It is the 20th straight year for a Japanese researcher to receive an Ig Nobel Prize, a spoof of the Nobel Prize that honors humorous but creative research. The medicine prize was given to the late Tokuji Unno, profess...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Late Japanese researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on blowing one’s nose",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/late-japanese-researcher-wins-ig-nobel-prize-for-study-on-blowing",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:52:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}